Instead, he’s one of the West’s best and most reliable friends: Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda. Since coming to power in 1994, Mr. Kagame has won his way into the West’s good graces.

It is remarkable how the success of an African leader can unhinge a certain breed of Western journalists. The case of President Paul Kagame, who has led Rwanda from the ashes of genocide to become ...

Paul Kagame: Today, there are so many summits that, for some participants, it becomes a form of routine. They come more for the event itself than for the results that may come out of it. This summit ...